Mayor seeks congressional hearings on Fort Wingate dispute
Galanis calls for a congressional probe into Fort Wingate amid BIA and BLM withdrawal plans. The meeting at Kennedy Middle School drew about 200 people, with Navajo and Zuni voices pressed for land rights and Tribal claims. Debate focused on the 20 year BIA withdrawal and Army uses within the park.
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Fort Wingate
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Kennedy Middle School
BIA
City
McKinley County
Galanis
Defense and Interior Departments
Bureau of Land Management
Joe Incardine
BEM
Army
Ballistic Missile Defense Organization
Bosnia
Spark
Wilson
Skeet Fom Bread Springs
Te Hogaris
Albert Shirley
Crest Cot Sa
Gallup McKinley jail fight fuels mutual mistrust
In Gallup a City and McKinley County clash over the joint City County jail reveals strain as the County delays taking over operations slated for July 1 1996 after remodeling bids ran $3 million over budget. County and city officials trade views while blaming each other for the stalled plan.
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Gallup
McKinley County Commission
George Galanis
County Commission
Good driver rewarded by mayor with free meal offer
Route 60 traffic stop ends with a police officer handing a citation that turns into a holiday joke. Mayor George Galanis, aided by the Gallup Police Department, offers safe drivers a free meal at area restaurants as a seasonal gift.
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Cross
George Galanis
Gallup
Navajo Health Workers Face Layoffs By Year End
Navajo health workers face possible 72 layoffs at the Navajo Division of Health by December 31. Council members urge reevaluation to protect frontline staff serving Navajo families amid alcohol and substance abuse issues. The Health and Social Services Committee was to meet Wednesday to discuss the layoff plans.
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wiNpon Rock
Ariz
Fluman Services Committee
Navaj
Nation Council
Navajo Division of Health
Genevieve
Jackson
Marianos Smith Lake
Young Jeff Tony
Fam
Ices
Tom
Navajo Nation Council
Judge upholds logging ban in Navajo Nation Forest ruling
Federal judge reaffirmed a temporary halt to commercial timber cutting in the Navajo Nation Forest near Window Rock Arizona. Private cutting for firewood fences poles and hogans remains allowed plus several small electric powerline projects. The December 1 stipulation requires the BIA to pay Dine CARE’s legal fees from a 1994 suit. Dine CARE calls it a victory as the tribe must follow the order.
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Window -Rock
Ariz
Navajo Nation
Arizona
Carle Muecke
Bureau of Indian Affairs
New Mexico
Muecke
BIA
CARE
Labwver
John
Earl Tulley
Dine Care
How to form a new school district
GMCS board asks for guidance on forming a separate district. Superintendent Ramon Vigil outlines three state routes to creating a new district and stresses the need for clear definitions and strong financial plans.
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Gallup — Rome
Gallup- McKinley County
Ramon
Gmcs Board of Education
GMCS
Young Jeff Tom
Vigil
New Mexico
State Board of Education
Rio Rancho
Intel Corsporation
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Carl Catenay
Chris LaMaster
Lupe Gutierre
Joe Rodriguez
Freedom Drive
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McKinley
Christine Barber
Kristen Daversport
Chris
LaMaster
Anderson Trucking Service
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St. Cloud
Minn
Country Pride Restaraunt
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Independant
Darlene Regina
RMCH
Komadina
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Turpen's Trading CO
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